Monthly Archives: July 2016

26 days to go! Last Sunday off before it goes nuts!

  We love Sundays! Especially when we get to enjoy two of our favourite things about living in Rio; one, when they close half the beach side avenue to cars from Leblon to Leme and two, going for a surf!  Wouldn’t it be awesome if all the big cities in the world could adopt this […]

27 days to learn to drive!

  Driving ranges return to the Olympics for the first time in 112 years! There have been many controversial commentaries about golf returning to the games, media attention about players coming or not, whether the course will be ready on time, or should it in fact be an Olympic sport at all? In my opinion, […]

28 days to empty my warehouse!

  Ever wondered what over 1,000 tonnes of technology equipment looks like before it is deployed on an Olympic venue? When I met with my Warehouse Manager this morning she started sharing her burning desire to start moving equipment to venues, not only to make more space for the equipment still to arrive, but also […]

29 days to go! And the question everyone asks…

  “What’s left to do and do you have enough time?” I am asked this everyday. At this stage of the project with the opening ceremony just 29 days away, it can often feel a little over whelming with everything that still needs to be done. However can we really be that concerned at this […]

30 days to go! An Olympic Milestone…

  Oba! We have now reached my favourite part of the Olympic project delivery. When I went for my run this morning I was fortunate enough to witness the sunrise on the 30th day before the games.  I made my way down along Ipanema Beach to one of my favourite spots in Rio near Praia […]